David Cassidy In Las Vegas . Part 3. Let It Shine.

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 If I ever write a book about DC it will have a title 'Let It Shine'..or better Let Him Shine.  This is that one song that I would play if someone asked me about DC's music. There is everything in it. You can hear that it was sung by a big star (and David Cassidy was a big star , and we always should remember about it) ,by someone who thought  through every word, and knew the meaning of each before singing them, every note, the song performed by a perfectionist and an actor .. there are a lot of emotions in it...there is strenght in his voice but also sensitivity even vulnerability.. .and I always feel that he is singing this song just for me..that he believes in me..Magic is here, in that voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7ynTbvyQr0

David Cassidy changed EFX. About half the original songs were cut or replaced by new ones, written by DC, Bill Wray, Sue, Andrew Gold and members of the group'One Spirit', its singers were also David's backing vocals.The new libretto under David's supervision was written by David Chisholm, Don Reo and Shaun Cassidy. David's EFX had a happy ending and was funnier and brighter than the original. The rehearsals were insane, with so many changes, special effects, singers, dancers, musicians..

The new show was an overnight sensation . This is a short conversation with DC made just before the opening night. The only copy of it is on the DC website. It was on YT once, but now I can't find it..

http://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/TvFilmPages/1996BillBoggs.html

' (David) slightly built but full of rock'n'roll bravado, he enhanced the dialogue, added 3 new songs and took full advantage of his still boyish charm..where the former Partridge sibling truly does shine through, is in his ability to connect with the audience.His amiable demeanor also enfuses 2 new show-stopper numbers - the gospel-tinged 'Let It Shine' and rocking - The Intergalactic Circus Of Wonders. Loud , lively, it remains a spectacle quite unlike anything one is likely to experience anywhere else but in Las Vegas'' (Dec31, 1996, Gary Dretzka, Chicago Tribune).

'He is a well chosen, albeit different, replacement for Michael Crawford. The difference is cohesive storyline and a more youthful romantic approach' (November2, 1996, Joe Delaney www.lasvegssun.com.

Of course we have just fragments of DC's live perfprmance in EFX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg4KgRdt7nU

The show was performed at 7.30 pm and 10.30 pm Fridays through Wednesdays, on Sunday only at 7.30, the ticket was $70 , included a drink, tax, tip and program. 9 , sometimes 10 shows a week, 50 weeks a year for 2 years...Insane. David Cassidy received a lot of awards for his performance. He was voted 'The Best Singer', 'The Best All Round Performer' EFX - The Best Production Show. DC was responsible for bringing in over 1 million paying customers who came to see the show..He didn't leave Las Vegas when he ended his EFX's adventure, and I'll write about his other projects later ,and also about the price he paid for that constant work. 

Now it's time to write about sth we fans, have been waiting for since 2018 , DAVID CASSIDY STAR on the Las Vegas Walk Of Stars..Fans from all over the world gathered money for it..this is something he absolutely deserved and in my opinion MGM should...but maybe it's better that way, each of us will have own share in it. The new date is April, 12th, 2022.

So once again.. David Cassidy ..Let It Shine..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGf6m4lSkig


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